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Originally Posted by PhyllisJerry71
Fair enough. At the end of the day though, my feelings about this project will really depend on the appearance of the new tower vs. the current one, as opposed to any kind of nostalgia. If we end up with something the caliber of One Vanderbilt here, I suppose I can reconcile myself with the loss of the current building. If we’re going to wind up with a Chinese-style supertall in a plaza that completely destroys the Park Avenue canyon effect, or god forbid a blue-glass monolith like 3 Hudson Boulevard, not so much.
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This could be considered a tower in a plaza, in that it is set back from the street. A lot of the towers built in that era were. I suspect that whatever is built here will have a large base. Since Chase is building a tower specific to its needs (and desires), I expect all the bells and whistles that the modern office towers are getting. Think of it as a custom designed suit.
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